Tag: babies
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30m babies on the brink of death – UN-backed report
Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialised care to survive beyond the first month of life, according to a new UN-backed report. The report: ‘Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every small and sick newborn’, was released by a global coalition that includes the UN Children’s Fund…
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Babies born to older dads may have higher risk of health problems – Study
A Stanford study linked babies of older fathers with a variety of increased risks at birth, including low birth weight and seizures, though they’re slight. The paper published on Wednesday in the journal BMJ showed that babies born to fathers of an “advanced paternal age,” which roughly equates to older than 35, are at a…
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Naturally determining sex of our babies [2] – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Do not be surprised that we are still on this matter. Besides companionship, which God decreed as the primary reason for marriage, procreation comes next. And many people would love to have things their way, so the continuing interest in the pre-selection of the sex of babies is understandable. Today, we are…
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140m babies born annually – WHO
Worldwide, an estimated 140 million births take place every year and most of these occur without complications for women and their babies, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Nothemba Simelela, WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Family, Women, Children and Adolescents, stated this while issuing new guidelines on global care standards throughout labour and immediately after…
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‘I have not seen my babies,I have been busy’-Harrysong confesses
Following the news of Harrysong welcoming his first bundle of joy, set of twins with his Abuja-based girlfriend, the Reggae Blue sensation has declared that he is yet to set his eyes on them. Recall that the singer had denied having a wife or even being in a relationship, only for news of an Abuja-based…